Intel Core i9-9940X vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
What is the difference between Intel Core i9-9940X and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X. Find out which CPU has better performance.
Performance (Benchmarks)
| 1162 | Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score | 1068 |
| 13902 | Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score | 12543 |
| 28363 | PassMark CPU Mark Rating | 30748 |
| 2632 | PassMark Single Thread Rating | 2477 |
| 11403 | 3DMark Time Spy Physics Score |
Processor Specs
| Intel Core i9-9940X | Processor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 3300 MHz | Frequency | 3500 MHz |
| 4400 MHz | Maximum Frequency | 4400 MHz |
| 14 | Cores | 16 |
| 28 | Threads | 32 |
| 165 W | TDP | 180 W |
| Skylake | Codename | Colfax |
| Socket 2066 LGA | Package | sTR4 |
Geekbench 5 Benchmark
| 1163 | Single-Core Score | 1067 |
| 13155 | Multi-Core Score | 12958 |
| Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit) | Benchmark | Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit) |
System Information
| macOS 11.4 (Build 20F71) | Operating System | Microsoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit) |
| MacPro7,1 | Model | Alienware Alienware Area-51 R7 |
| MacPro7,1 | Model ID | |
| Acidanthera Mac-27AD2F918AE68F61 MacPro7,1 | Motherboard | Alienware 05J3W0 |
| Power Plan | Balanced |
CPU Specifications
| Intel Core i9-9940X | Name | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X |
| 1 Processor, 14 Cores, 28 Threads | Topology | 1 Processor, 16 Cores, 32 Threads |
| GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 85 Stepping 4 | Identifier | AuthenticAMD Family 23 Model 8 Stepping 2 |
| 3.30 GHz | Base Frequency | 3.50 GHz |
| Maximum Frequency | 4199 MHz | |
| Package | Socket SP3r2 (4094) | |
| Codename | Colfax | |
| 32.0 KB x 14 | L1 Instruction Cache | 64.0 KB x 16 |
| 32.0 KB x 14 | L1 Data Cache | 32.0 KB x 16 |
| 1.00 MB x 14 | L2 Cache | 512 KB x 16 |
| 19.2 MB x 1 | L3 Cache | 8.00 MB x 4 |
Memory Information
| 64.01 GB | Size | 64.00 GB |
| Frequency | 1463 MHz | |
| 2666 MT/s | Transfer Rate | |
| DDR4 | Type | DDR4 SDRAM |
| Channels | 4 |
Geekbench 5 result (single)
| 1163 | Single-Core Score | 1067 |
|---|---|---|
| 1502 | Crypto Score | 2213 |
| 1093 | Integer Score | 937 |
| 1259 | Floating Point Score | 1157 |
| 1502 2.56 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 2213 3.77 GB/sec |
| 1197 6.05 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 1036 5.24 MB/sec |
| 1133 53.6 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 1141 54.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 998 2.81 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 897 2.53 MTE/sec |
| 998 1.17 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 838 984.4 KElements/sec |
| 1076 337.0 Krows/sec | SQLite | 726 227.6 Krows/sec |
| 1090 59.1 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 968 52.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 1096 349.1 KB/sec | Text Rendering | 865 275.6 KB/sec |
| 1108 8.64 Klines/sec | Clang | 892 6.95 Klines/sec |
| 1159 13.4 images/sec | Camera | 1151 13.3 images/sec |
| 1068 1.34 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 1118 1.40 Mpairs/sec |
| 1340 8304.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 1088 6737.8 FPS |
| 796 43.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 1329 73.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 1167 8.98 images/sec | Face Detection | 1007 7.76 images/sec |
| 1022 25.2 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 903 22.3 Mpixels/sec |
| 2199 107.9 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 1936 95.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 2089 28.5 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 1865 25.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 1512 1.21 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 1351 1.08 Mpixels/sec |
| 1061 9.50 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 911 8.16 Kpixels/sec |
| 1156 36.9 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 988 31.6 Words/sec |
| 1093 42.2 images/sec | Machine Learning | 768 29.7 images/sec |
Geekbench 5 result (multi)
| 13155 | Multi-Core Score | 12958 |
|---|---|---|
| 9685 | Crypto Score | 12183 |
| 12726 | Integer Score | 12491 |
| 14664 | Floating Point Score | 14099 |
| 9685 16.5 GB/sec | AES-XTS | 12183 20.8 GB/sec |
| 16200 81.9 MB/sec | Text Compression (LZMA) | 13899 70.3 MB/sec |
| 17777 841.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Compression | 17895 846.5 Mpixels/sec |
| 6579 18.6 MTE/sec | Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm) | 5948 16.8 MTE/sec |
| 13147 15.4 MElements/sec | HTML5 | 14055 16.5 MElements/sec |
| 15075 4.72 Mrows/sec | SQLite | 14909 4.67 Mrows/sec |
| 10076 546.8 Mpixels/sec | PDF Rendering | 13120 712.0 Mpixels/sec |
| 10024 3.12 MB/sec | Text Rendering | 9679 3.01 MB/sec |
| 16431 128.0 Klines/sec | Clang | 15896 123.9 Klines/sec |
| 14045 162.8 images/sec | Camera | 11827 137.1 images/sec |
| 11763 14.7 Mpairs/sec | N-Body Physics | 11440 14.3 Mpairs/sec |
| 24651 152722.8 FPS | Rigid Body Physics | 21442 132843.4 FPS |
| 14585 801.7 Mpixels/sec | Gaussian Blur | 14659 805.8 Mpixels/sec |
| 18155 139.8 images/sec | Face Detection | 16311 125.6 images/sec |
| 13991 344.9 Mpixels/sec | Horizon Detection | 14319 352.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 19793 971.0 Mpixels/sec | Image Inpainting | 20638 1.01 Gpixels/sec |
| 25377 345.8 Mpixels/sec | HDR | 26502 361.1 Mpixels/sec |
| 23784 19.1 Mpixels/sec | Ray Tracing | 19487 15.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 13714 122.9 Kpixels/sec | Structure from Motion | 12377 110.9 Kpixels/sec |
| 8118 259.5 Words/sec | Speech Recognition | 7347 234.9 Words/sec |
| 4719 182.3 images/sec | Machine Learning | 5375 207.7 images/sec |